His average went from 80 in his first 2 seasons but has dropped to around 30 in the past 2 - he's just been terrible. I think hes dropped to 24th best batter in the world in tests, quite a drop.
I hope the selectors lay blame, not Ricky because he played his heart out.
Our world class talent has disappeared - we only have Clarke and Punter who can claim the said tag. Warne and McGrath were the biggest losses but Stuart Clark stepped into McGrath's shoes with aplomb although his elbow injury has really set him back.
I hope Nathan Hauritz is our full time spinner - he's the best of a bad lot but he can do the job. North did himself proud but i'd rather our number 5 concentrate on batting, not bowling.
We lost this test as soon as we lost the toss, with the side we chose we had to bat first and Strauss got the better end of it.
Oh well, this just keeps that Ashes spirit burning and with each nation winning 2 out of the last 4, it'll lead to a bigger and better Ashes down here.
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